Professional Practice Initial Research

In the beginning...

In order to understand what to expect from my role and from the company, I will research into their work and previous productions to get a better idea of what will be involved.

What I know already

Renegade Pictures is a company based in London that creates documentary content for channels such as Channel 4+5, ITV, BBC and National Geographic. I will be helping on-set with them to help film their show Car SOS.

What I need to know

Company History
What they do
My sector

Research

Renegade's History

Renegade was founded in 2006 by Channel 4 editor and producer and founding member of The Big Issue Alex Cook (1) (2) and BBC's then head of documentaries Alan Hayling (3). Hayling was unhappy with how the BBC ran their documentary sector, and so moved to create his own documentary production company with Cook to make documentaries about topics that he believed were worth documentary content, as opposed to current affairs.
Renegade is a subsidiary to Warner Bros. Television Production UK Ltd. (4).
They have made shows such as Don't Tell the Bride, Woolly Mammoth: The Autopsy, World's Most Dangerous Roads, and Car SOS. (5)

What They Do

Renegade are a production company that create British documentaries for UK terrestrial broadcasters.

At Renegade we pride ourselves on sharp, contemporary ideas produced to the best standards which appeal to audiences around the world.

(6).

In order to better understand the company and what they're really about, I feel it will be better to wait until I get to meet the team and get to know my role, by which point I'll be able to continue with my research.

References

Companies House (N/A) RENEGADE PICTURES (UK) LIMITED At: https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05834060 (Accessed on 19/11/18)
Renegade Pictures (N/A) Our People: Alex Cook At: https://www.renegadepictures.co.uk/person/alex-cooke_138.aspx (Accessed on 19/11/18)
Silver, J. (2006) 'The radical who fled the revolution' on: The Guardian [online] At: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jun/12/mondaymediasection7 (Accessed on 19/11/18)
Bloomberg (2018) Company Overview of Renegade Pictures (UK) Ltd. At: https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=111605141 (Accessed on 19/11/18)
Renegade Pictures (N/A) All Programmes At: https://www.renegadepictures.co.uk/catalogue.aspx?p=0&ps=30 (Accessed on 19/11/2018)
Renegade Pictures (N/A) About Renegade Pictures At: https://www.renegadepictures.co.uk/whatwedo.aspx (Accessed on 19/11/18)

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